LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
New Zealand’s courts have released comprehensive Guidelines for Courtroom Conduct for Counsel (July 2026). Endorsed by the Chief Justice and Heads of Bench, the document sets out practical expectations covering forms of address, dress, technology (including AI), introductions, junior counsel participation, accessibility, devices, behaviour, documents, remote hearings and more. The guidelines apply to counsel and
Article source: Naggiar & Sarif Family Law Attorneys High asset property division becomes more complicated because the estates involved are larger, more varied, and much harder to value than in a typical divorce. Business interests, investments, and tax issues all add extra layers of difficulty. A standard split might involve a home, a car, and
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Australia’s increasingly crowded legal AI market has another challenger, with Sydney-based BarristerAI has launching an AI legal research platform built specifically for barristers and smaller practices, charging $30 a month plus usage fees rather than the substantial enterprise subscriptions associated with many eokstablished legal-tech platforms. Founded by barristers Matthew and Frank Kalyk, (Matthew pictured above)
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Australia’s leading independent law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) (TSX: OGC, NYSE: OGC) on its proposed acquisition of ASX-listed Ausgold Limited (Ausgold) (ASX: AUC) by way of a scheme of arrangement, valuing Ausgold at approximately A$776 million. Ausgold, a gold exploration and development company, is focused on the development of the
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18 August 2026 – Australia and New Zealand businesses are increasingly exposed to AI resilience risks that sit beyond their own systems, including cyber incidents, compute capacity, data location rules, cloud and platform outages, supplier concentration and contractual failures, according to new research from DLA Piper. The findings come from The AI Year, DLA Piper’s global investigation
The traditional workplace romance generally involves senior man, junior woman, and an eventual appointment with HR, but things are changing. More women enter senior management and partnership positions, law firms are increasingly seeing a reversed dynamic where female leaders hold organisational power over junior male colleagues. Recent reports and surveys, including a major Finnish study,
ST. LOUIS (August 17, 2026) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has appointed Jenny Schwendemann as its first Senior Associate General Counsel, Pro Bono. The newly created role underscores the firm’s longstanding commitment to pro bono service, access to justice and community impact, while supporting key strategic priorities and opportunities for growth. Schwendemann previously served
Article source: Peace of Mind Estate Planning Law, FL A business can represent years of effort, accumulated value, and financial security for a family. An estate plan can address what happens to that enterprise after death or incapacity while preserving clear authority over important decisions. Business interests, therefore, deserve the same careful attention as real
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SFO alleges former council manager and associates fraudulently obtained more than $12 million from two councils The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former council manager and two associates alleging they deceived two councils into awarding contracts valued at more than $12 million to an engineering firm they controlled. The three people, who
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Most lawyers contemplating a mid-career break tend towards Tuscany, golf or perhaps staring silently at their billing software. Pittsburgh trial lawyer Ben Schweers chose something rather more strenuous: becoming a rookie lifeguard. At 42, Schweers has become the oldest rookie lifeguard in the 100-plus-year history of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol in Delaware. Schweers, a medical
